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Housing is the best medicine for seniors, but Monterey County is

WebCHISPA President and CEO Alfred Diaz-Infante hopes a $2.5 million grant from Central California Alliance for Health demonstrates that investing health care …

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A new health care provider is coming to Monterey County. That’s …

WebAnd as early as 2025, Kaiser will open a clinic in Salinas, with eyes on a second location on the Monterey Peninsula, possibly in Marina. This is a news story …

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Montage Health weighs its options after losing a $9.475 million …

WebAfter losing a wrongful termination case in May to a former Community Hospital for the Monterey Peninsula supervisor, with an award at that time of nearly $10 …

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County Health Officer Edward Moreno has become a household

WebDr. Edward Moreno was appointed as Monterey County’s health officer in 2013, inheriting a long list of responsibilities. Those include overseeing the public health …

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A ride-along with county health inspectors who ensure restaurants …

WebYet restaurants and other food retailers comprise the bulk of their workload. Equipped with county vehicles, they traverse a huge swath of coastal Monterey County, …

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Monterey County rolls out a farmworker resource center using a …

WebSince January of 2021, the VIDA program has provided resources to the most vulnerable communities in Monterey County. The initiative, launched as a public …

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Montage Health is on the cusp of using telehealth to solve a Covid …

WebAdded to the challenge for patients – especially uninsured or under-insured patients – is that free treatment for Covid, as currently required by the state of California, …

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Montage Health launches a fund for teachers to seek grants …

WebPatients and providers agree that even with health insurance, the costs of health care can be inordinately expensive. That is something that Dr. Steve Packer, …

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State funds mean a county health clinic in Marina can expand, …

WebOn Saturday, Sept. 23, Addis gathered with Health Department representatives and Marina City Council members at the tiny Marina Family Health …

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Mental health services for children and youth are poised to …

WebIn a combination of serendipitous timing and more available funding for youth mental health care, Monterey County is poised to meet the increased need through the …

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Ohana’s architecture employs Mother Nature as part of the …

WebDr. Susan Swick, Ohana’s first hire in 2018, has spent the last five years growing Montage’s youth behavioral health program, as well as partnering with the …

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In 25 years as CHOMP’s CEO, Steve Packer has led a big …

WebWeekly: One of the big public-facing events in health care in the past 25 years is the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.Has it led to major changes? Packer: …

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Insurance standoff puts thousands out-of-network at Salinas …

WebBut the July 31 deadline came and went. As of Aug. 1, Anthem patients are out-of-network at Salinas Valley Health. While neither side provided the Weekly with …

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Soledad’s health care district is in turmoil as employees lose

WebMichael “Max” Schell, far left, listens to speakers during the March 30 Soledad Community Health Care District Board meeting. Schell, as the newest member, is …

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Step one in planning a youth mental health summit: Ask young …

WebInitial survey feedback shows teens are looking for information mostly on anxiety and depression, Gomez says. “Youth are looking for: What can we do to help …

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When it comes to health in Monterey County, we have some work …

WebPam Marino here to ask: How is your health? Is it good? Poor? Something in between? I like to think my health is good, but like most of us, it

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Asking patients if they have enough to eat is becoming an …

WebPATIENTS VISITING THE DOCTOR expect to extend an arm for a blood pressure check or step on the scale – some of us with trepidation and the usual debate …

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The criminal justice system has become a mental health …

WebSOMETIMES, THEY LASH OUT. But sometimes, aided by a small army of attorneys from the ACLU and other civil rights organizations, defendants also sue. In …

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A medical history museum at Salinas Valley Health documents the …

WebWhen it was time to upgrade equipment at Salinas Valley Health in the 1980s, Dr. June Dunbar, chief of staff at the time, saw old, obsolete stuff going in the …

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Salinas Valley Health board begins search to replace CEO Pete …

WebFour days after Salinas Valley Health President and CEO Pete Delgado announced he's getting ready to step down, the SVH Board of Directors voted to …

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Salinas Valley Health and Anthem Blue Cross, at a negotiation …

Web"For months, Anthem, which is among the largest and most profitable insurance companies in the country, has refused to pay us fairly for the services we …

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Expanded Seaside health clinic now open. News

WebAt the Jan. 6, 2016, meeting supervisors approved a plan to lease back the building at a cost not to exceed $37,555 per month. The also approved the establishment …

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